Possible eye professional needed, so do I see the ophthalmologist or optometrist?

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An optometrist does not perform surgery but does treat disease of the eye and does refraction for prescription eye glasses and contact lenses.
Opthamologist is an md that specializes in the eye and tends to eye disease and surgery.

In brief:
Depends

It depends on what treatment is needed.

An optometrist does not perform surgery but does treat disease of the eye and does refraction for prescription eye glasses and contact lenses.
Opthamologist is an md that specializes in the eye and tends to eye disease and surgery.
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